NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 9 | Bholi | MCQs |

1. When was Bholi attacked by small-pox?

A. When she was two years old

B. When she was ten months old

C. When she was two months old

D. When she was ten years old

... Answer: "A"

2. Only Bholi’s _______ were saved.

A. Ears

B. Eyes

C. Hands

D. Legs

... Answer: "B"

3. How many children did Ramlal have?

A. Five

B. Six

C. Seven

D. Eight

... Answer: "C"

4. Bholi had _______ sisters.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four 

... Answer: "C"

5. What does ‘veil’ mean?

A. It’s a cloth worn over the head

B. It’s a cloth worn around the neck

C. It’s a scarf

D. It’s an ornament

... Answer: "A"

6. Bholi was clad in a _______ dress on the day of her marriage.

A. silken

B. woollen

C. cotton

D. nylon

... Answer: "A"

7. The word ‘simpleton’ means ______.

A. simple

B. intelligent

C. ugly

D. fool

... Answer: "D"

8. How was Bholi’s brain damaged?

A. She fell off the cot when she was ten months old

B. She was hit hard with a stick

C. She had met with an accident

D. She was operated on 

... Answer: "A"

9. Bholi’s father was a __________

A. customs official

B. revenue official

C. clerk

D. singer

... Answer: "B"

10. ‘If girls go to school, who will marry them?’ Who said this?

A.      Bholi

B.      Bholi’s teacher

C.      Bholi’s father

D.      Bholi’s mother

... Answer: "D"

11. Why did Bholi’s mother agree to send Bholi to school?

A. She felt she would not get married

B. She felt she needed to be educated

C. She thought sending to school would be helpful for her

D. She did not want Bholi to be at home

... Answer: "A"

12. Ramlal handed over his daughter to the _______.

A. principal

B. teacher

C. headmistress

D. headmaster 

... Answer: "C"

13. What was Ramlar worried about Bholi?

A. She looked ugly

B.  She had no good looks and no intelligence

C. She used to stammer

D. She was very naive

... Answer: "B"

14. What do you mean by ‘scurried out’?

A. escaped

B. ran out

C. came out

D. read out

... Answer: "B"

15. What do you mean by ‘considerate’?

A. thoughtful

B. weird

C. interesting

D. awful

... Answer: "A"

16. Bishamber’s face is said to be _____________.

A. greedy

B. nice

C. charming

D. lovely 

... Answer: "A"

17. Why did Bholi say she would not marry Bishamber?

A. She did not like him

B. She felt he was greedy

C. She wanted her money

D. All of the above

... Answer: "B"

18. In her old age, Bholi wants to _______.

A.      play with grandchildren

B.      sing and dance

C.      enjoy her life

D.      serve her parents 

... Answer: "D"